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Patented Jan. 3,1882.

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-- ATTORNEY WITNESSES UNITE STATES Trina.

PATENT HUGH P. DALY, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO -THIRDSTO RANDOLPH STALNAKER, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 251,703, dated January3, 1882.

Application filed November 14, 1881. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern Beitknown that I, HUGH P. DALY,Of Wheeling, inthe county of Ohio and State of West Virginia, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oar-Oouplers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact'description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which i pertains tomakeand use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in car-couplers, the object beingto provide a carcoupler of such construction that it maybe adjacent carsof a train.

employed either as hand or an automatic coupler, the parts to be simpleand durable inconstruction and of small first cost in manufacture.

With these ends in view my invention consists, first, in a car-coupler,in the combination, with a coupling-link, of a draw-head and acoupling-pin adapted to be inserted in the drawhead either vertically orhorizontally and engage with the couplinglink.

My invention further consists in the combination, with a draw-headhaving coupling-pin holes in its sides and a removable coupling-pinadapted to be secured in the draw-head in a horizontal position, of acoupling-link haviug hooked ends and adapted to automatically engagewith the coupling-pin.

My invention further consists in certain other features of constructionand combinations of parts, as will hereinafter be explained, and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of myinvention." Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a sideelevationof the coupling-pin, and Fig. 4 is aplan view of the same.

A and B represent the draw-heads of two These draw-heads are of theordinary form, and are each provided with the vertical holes a a, forthe insertion of a coupling-pin, 0. Horizontal holes I) b are alsoformed in the sides of the drawhead, whereby the couplin gpin 0 may beinserted through the draw-head horizontally, and may be retained againstdisplacement by means of a linch-pin, D, or any suitable device may beused for this purpose.

ing, d, which is located below the lower centra-l portion, 0, of thelink. The recess f of the hook is of such form as to receive the body ofthe coupling-pin C. To the upper face of each draw-head is secured aspring, H, for a purpose hereinafter described.

Having described the construction and relative arrangement of parts ofmy improved carcoupling, I will now describe its operation.

When the coupling is to be used as an ordinary hand-coupler thecoupling-pin is inserted through the vertical holes of the draw-head andthrough the elongated slot in the link. This may be done when it isdesired to couple a car provided with my improved coupler with a carfurnished with an ordinary draw-head and adapted to be coupled by anordinary link. When it is desired to couple two cars automatically thecoupling-pin is inserted horizontally through the draw-head and thecoupling-link coupled tothe draw-head ot' the other car. As the carscome together the beveled end 0 of the link strikes the coupling-pin andrides overit, the spring H pressing the end of the link down so that thecoupling-pin will be received in the recess f of the link and beprevented from disengagement therefrom by means of the vided with myimprovements at a small first cost. The ordinary draw-head may have thecoupling-pin holes formed in its sides, and a spring secured within themonth of the drawhead. Then,byeinployingalinkconstructedin the mannerdescribed the cars may be coupled either by hand or automatically, asdesired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a car-coupler, the combination,with a draw-head having holes a and b b, of a coup ling-pin, 0, arrangedhorizontally within the draw-head, and a coupling-link, E, having hooksG G and an elongated slot, F, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-coupler, the combination, with a draw-head having holes, asdescribed, ofa coupling-link having an elongated slot, F, and hooks G,acoupling-pin,0, passingtransversely through the draw-head, and aretaining device, D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofI have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HUGH P. DALY.

Witnesses:

J. M. SCROGIN, Z. M. AYERS.

